Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hereby authorize and direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce to perform the duties of the Secretary of Commerce in case of the absence, sickness, resignation, or death of the Secretary of Commerce and of the Under Secretary of Commerce.

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Executive Order 8541—Designation of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and the Solicitor of Commerce To Act as Secretary of...

09/16/1940

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